Breakout of The Exposure Triangle

Jena Bridges

Breakout of The Exposure Triangle

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You have entered a dark and unlight world from which you have to figure out how to correct your exposures before it's too late! Don't get locked in the dark room forever.

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Objective & Purpose

Enhancing learners’ foundational photography skills through an interactive and engaging escape room experience. Success in the game requires players to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of essential photography concepts such as the exposure triangle, rule of thirds, principles of composition, and lighting techniques.

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Mission 1

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Answer the question to help you find out the direction of the following scenario

What does the aperture setting control?

The speed at which the shutter closes

The brightness level of the flash

The amount of light entering the lens

If you increase your ISO, what is the likely effect?

Increased light sensitivity and more noise

Decrease in light sensitivity

Decrease in depth of field

Which combination of settings would likely produce a well-exposed photo in low light conditions?

Low ISO, fast shutter speed, small aperture

Low ISO,slow shutter speed, small aperture

High ISO, slow shutter speed, wide aperture

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Mission 2

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ISO determines sensor sensitivity. Higher ISO increases sensitivity and noise.

Drag the light to search through the darkness for the correct statement.

ISO has no impact on the sensitivity of the camera sensor.

ISO determines sensor sensitivity. Higher ISO decreases sensitivity and noise.

Drag the light to search through the darkness for the correct statement.

Shutter speed controls light exposure duration. (Slow SS allows more light and capture motion blur.)

Shutter speed has no impact on the exposure of an image.

Shutter speed controls light exposure duration. A slower SS freezes motion in a photograph.

Aperture controls light entry and depth of field. Larger apertures (small f-number) allows more light and create a shallow depth of field.

Drag the light to search through the darkness for the correct statement.

Aperture cont rols the camera's shutter speed.

Aperture controls light entry and depth of field. A larger aperture (small f-number) decreases the amount of light entering the lens.

Aperture settings have no effect on depth of field.

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Mission 3

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Once you JUMP ABOVE 1/1000, you're entering into what might be considered FAST shutter speed territory. Which image depicts a Fast shutter speed?

Once you DIP BELOW 1/100, you're entering into what might be considered SLOW shutter speed territory. Which image depicts a SLOW shutter speed?

Once you JUMP ABOVE 1/1000, you're entering into what might be considered FAST shutter speed territory. Which image depicts a Fast shutter speed?

Using a shutter speed of 1/160th of a second, which image would be captured?

Aperture controls the rate of light that enters through the lens, but the shutter speed is what actuallycontrols the total amount of light that hits the sensor.

A common challenge when photographing moving subjects is being able to:

• Properly expose the sensor to the right amount of light for a scene
• Create the right amount of movement

– whether that involves intentional motion blur or freezing action in place.

Which image below creates motion blur by using a slow shutter speed?

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Mission 4

FOCUS: landscape

ACTION: fast moving clouds

TIME: evening dusk

Choose the best settings to use for this situation.

ISO 800F3.5 SS 1/500"

ISO 6400F11 SS 2.5"

ISO 100F5.6 SS 0.5"

A unique challenge can present when trying to compensate for both variables: motion and light.

ACTION: ripples in the water

TIME: early evening

FOCUS: landscape

Choose the best settings to use for this situation.

ISO 300F2.8 SS 1/50"

ISO 600F16 SS 1/50"

ISO 4000F8 SS 1/50"

FOCUS: one subject blur background

ACTION: eagle catching fish

TIME: afternoon

Choose the best settings to use for this situation.

ISO 800F4 SS 1/2000"

ISO 2000F8 SS 1/200"

ISO 100F11 SS 1/2"

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You have reached the last mission 🎉 Do you know what the code is?

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Congratulations, YOU ESCAPED!You have demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of essential photography skills!

Review The Terms

• APERTURE
• Aperture refers to the opening in a camera lens through which light passes to enter the camera. It is measured in f-stops (e.g., f/2.8, f/16). A larger aperture (smaller f-number) allows more light in and results in a shallow depth of field, creating a blurred background. A smaller aperture (larger f-number) allows less light in and results in a greater depth of field, keeping more of the scene in focus.
• SHUTTER SPEED
• Shutter speed is the amount of time the camera's shutter remains open to expose light onto the camera sensor. It is measured in seconds or fractions of a second (e.g., 1/1000s, 1/30s). A fast shutter speed freezes motion and reduces blur, ideal for capturing fast-moving subjects. A slow shutter speed allows more light in and can create motion blur, which is useful for low-light conditions or artistic effects.
• ISO
• ISO measures the sensitivity of the camera sensor to light. Lower ISO values (e.g., ISO 100) mean less sensitivity and are ideal for bright conditions, resulting in clearer images with less noise. Higher ISO values (e.g., ISO 3200) increase sensitivity, allowing for better performance in low-light conditions, but can introduce digital noise (graininess) into the image.

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Hint: Remember to consider all aspects of the exposure triangle—aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.